Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

By Lisa Keddie

Sparrow’s like a British institution now, an indulgent tradition we keep going, even though we can see what’s coming a mile off, without the aid of a compass.

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The Way

The Way

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Estevez clearly has something profound he wants to say to the world and it’s the clunky and repetitive manner that he chooses to deliver his messages that makes this film just so torturously predictable.

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Water for Elephants

Water for Elephants

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Certainly not the greatest show on earth, Water For Elephants gets two stars – the elephant earns it one more.

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Blitz

Blitz

By Lisa Keddie

Blitz is basically 90-plus minutes of ‘bloody’ good, gritty fun masking a familiar storyline, with a pounding soundtrack that, at times, threatens to blast the eardrums.

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The Messenger

The Messenger

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The Messenger dwells upon a unit of the military that usually only makes cameo appearances in other films.

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Gorbaciof

Gorbaciof

By Gabriella Apicella

Casting Toni Servillo these days is becoming something of a short-hand for a sympathetic but highly flawed character.

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Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids

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It may not receive much hard-hitting critical kudos but Cedar Rapids is a cheering piece of cinema about the innate goodness in ordinary people

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Arthur

Arthur

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There are a few laughs and some clever lines but the film never quite lives up to what it could have been.

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Thor

Thor

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Imagine Much Ado About Nothing performed in the style of Iron Man and you’re almost there.

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Scream 4

Scream 4

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Aside from the odd garage door and gun, this is a knife-wielding operation only – there is no room for torture porn here.

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